History and Crime ( 1 )

Publication series ：1

Author： Godfrey   Barry S;Lawrence   Paul M.;Williams   Chris A  

Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd‎

Publication year： 2007

E-ISBN: 9781849202350

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781412920803

Subject： D917 犯罪学

Keyword： 社会学

Language： ENG

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Description

This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates. For each topic, the book provides an overview of current research, comment on current arguments, and links to wider debates.

Chapter

Cover

Contents

Introduction

2 History, Criminology and ‘Historical Criminology’

3 The History of Criminal Statistics

4 Police Governance –Enforcement, Discretion, Professionalism and Accountability

5 Changing Perceptions of Criminality

6 Immigration, Ethnicity, Race and Crime

7 Surveillance: From the Workplace to the Streets?

8 Incarceration and Decarceration

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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